(19)
(11) EP 0 794 064 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
28.01.1998 Bulletin 1998/05

(43) Date of publication A2:
10.09.1997 Bulletin 1997/37

(21) Application number: 97103751.0

(22) Date of filing: 06.03.1997
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6B41J 29/48
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB IT

(30) Priority: 06.03.1996 JP 49011/96

(71) Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Hosomi, Hiroaki
    Suwa-shi, Nagano-ken (JP)
  • Takami, Toru
    Suwa-shi, Nagano-ken (JP)
  • Nomura, Akio
    Suwa-shi, Nagano-ken (JP)
  • Nakajima, Satoshi
    Suwa-shi, Nagano-ken (JP)
  • Matsumoto, Yoshiharu
    Suwa-shi, Nagano-ken (JP)

(74) Representative: Diehl, Hermann, Dr. Dipl.-Phys. et al
DIEHL, GLÄSER, HILTL & PARTNER Patentanwälte Flüggenstrasse 13
80639 München
80639 München (DE)

   


(54) Paper termination detecting apparatus


(57) A paper termination detecting apparatus for detecting an amount of a paper roll that is below a predetermined amount of paper, having: a detecting lever (63) including a detecting piece (64) being allowed to put into a space of a core part of the paper roll, and a protruding piece (65) spaced a predetermined distance apart from the detecting piece, the protruding piece being allowed to come in contact with a side of the paper roll; and a detecting switch (67) for converting a motion of the detecting lever into an electrical signal when the detecting piece puts into the space of the core part of the paper roll.







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